Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of the Weekly Thing. Blogger. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Maybe a podcast? CTO of SPS Commerce, Board Member of MnTech, Former Board Member Minnestar. Minneapolis is home.

Cooking

Outdoor cooking experiments—primarily on my Big Green Egg and new Traeger grill—are documented here. Posts recount brisket attempts, sous‑vide pork butt sessions and holiday tenderloin traditions, with candid notes on smoke, temperature and results.

Jun 30, 2018 ∞

Big Green Egg grilling in the rain! 🔥☔️

Big Green Egg kamado grill smoking heavily on a wet black table surrounded by lush green garden on a rainy day.

Jun 9, 2018 ∞

Got the pork shoulders on just as the rain started to pour! Hoping to smoke through 5 hours of rain just in time for dinner.

Green Big Green Egg kamado grill open on a rainy deck with two seasoned pork shoulders smoking on the grate, backyard playset visible behind

May 28, 2018 ∞

Big Green Egg smoking. 🔥

Big Green Egg ceramic kamado grill with smoke billowing from the top vent, backyard playground visible in background.

May 26, 2018 ∞

Brisket going in the Big Green Egg for an overnight smoke. See ya in the morning! 🔥

Whole beef brisket with dry rub on the grill grate of a Big Green Egg kamado smoker, lid open, smoke rising into the night sky.

Dec 24, 2017 ∞

Christmas Eve dinner on Big Green Egg. 🔥❄️

Big Green Egg kamado grill smoking at night in winter, set in an outdoor table with snow visible nearby.

Sep 16, 2017 ∞

Beef tenderloin on Big Green Egg tonight.

Beef tenderloin pieces grilling on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard near a lake with a playground set visible behind.

Aug 26, 2017 ∞

Quiet, rainy day at the cabin. Burgers on the Big Green Egg. 🔥

Big Green Egg kamado grill smoking on a deck, with a lush green backyard and wooden playground set near a lake in the background.

Jul 29, 2017 ∞

Big Green Egg today – tenderloins! 🔥

Six beef tenderloin filets searing on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard, lid open, tongs and cutting board beside it.

Jul 23, 2017 ∞

Time to wrap pork butt and finish with Apple cider on Big Green Egg. 🔥

Smoked pork butts on an open Big Green Egg kamado grill, with Reynolds Wrap and Martinellis cider nearby, backyard playground in background.

Jul 23, 2017 ∞

Big Green Egg pork butts. 🔥 Extra smokey.

Two pork butts coated in dry rub smoking on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard with a playset visible behind.